Chapter ７

My bones felt punctured.

Ouch! So was the weather.

Stephan Buther showed up today, to my dismay.I hid behind the line.

Stephan Buther was shocked to find me like way, but he quickly recovered.

I lowered my head to escape his stare. I didn't want him to see me like way.

"How are you?

"Yes. Smiled I, "Don't worry."

Stephan Buther whispered to an attendant before the training began.

The attendant rushed off.

After returning, he gave Stephan Buther a towel.Stephan Buther tossed me a towel.

He said, "Dry off before training" with frosty eyes.

I was surprised by his kindness and appreciative for it.

He warmed my bones.

I promptly left the training facility for a sunny spot.

I dried my hair with Stephan Buther's towel.

I felt better.

I wasn't as unkempt and humiliated when I rejoined the squad.

Sophie snorted fiercely when she spotted me.

I snubbed her.

POV: Sophie

Daina is always fortunate. Why else would Stephan Buther treat her so well?

"Shamed!"

My wolf, Rose, murmured in my mind: I knew Daina was shameless. She drove me insane. I want to do something.

Daina was conversing with Dason in the dining hall after training.

Rose: "Sophie, give her a lesson."

"Dason, how can you date a lowlife? She seduces every male she encounters, don't you know? As I stood at their table, I told Dason.

Daina stopped eating. I liked how she looked at me.

Dason frowned, "Don't insult her."

"Dason, you don't know how bad she is. She's a slut who fucks anybody.

Dason defended why? She has him licked. "Enough, Sophie!" My patience is limited.

Daina dumped soup over my head before I realized it.Greasy liquid ran down my face.

I had goopy hair and smelled like soup.

"Ah!

"I yelled and attempt to smack her, but she grabbed my wrist.She tripped me as Iattempt to pounce, and I fell.

Ouch! She beat me.

Daina stared at me coldly before leaving the hall with Dason.

I was incensed. I made her suffer.

Stephan Buther and his assistants were then in the dining hall.

"Mr.Stephan Buther!"I sobbed grabbing Stephan Buther.

Seeing me, he paused and stepped back.

"Daina, the slave. She dumped fatty soup on me, thrashed me, and humilated."

Dason's name made Stephan Buther frown.Then he was silent.

He stared at me like I'd said nothing.

He strolled by without a word.

I was dumbfounded.

What the...? Prince not listening?

Should he discipline Daina? What was his problem? This was absurd!

I sat in a stupor.

My ears rang and everything stopped.

Stephan Buther jumped from 25 metres.

He landed nearby and checked my wounds.

"Can you walk?"

My right calf ached so much I couldn't move it.

Stephan Buther felt my right shin and said, "It's fractured."

I grit my teeth to sit up.

My shattered leg would heal in two days.

Before I could rise, powerful arms grabbed me.

I stared into Stephan Buther's eyes, which were centimeters away.

I tried to yell but couldn't.

"Stop!"

I felt comfortable because I could hear Stephan Buther's scoffed.

First time near to Stephan Buther.

All the she-wolves swooned over his muscular arms, huge chest, and handsome face.

Stephan Buther afterwards took me to the dorm.

It was a rare day off and a gorgeous day, so everyone had left. Stephan Buther took me to bed.

"Resume training after three days of rest."

I thanked Mr.Stephan Buther.

He said, "Don't thank me."

He seemed ready to detach himself from me.

I mumbled, "Okay."

Stephan Buther said, " shut the door when you go."

He left the room. At the doorknob, he halted .

"I need to hide in your room."

I noticed his scratchy voice and hesitancy. I was shocked.

"Outside, someone."Stephan Buther's Adam's apple bobbed.

I attempt to stand up, but my leg hurt sharply.

I slid into bed and said, "Who?"

Sophie?

The prince had nothing to do with me, so why was he anxious to leave? She's outside? 

This made sense to me.

Stephan Buther turned and stared at me.

I understand.Maybe the prince didn't want to leave my chamber.

He want to avoid a controversy.

Sophie's voice at my door stopped mea.

Sophie's pov

When Daina spilled soup on me, I went to Prince Stephan Buther for justice, but he ignored me.

What a b*tch!

"When we were in our pack, he protected her and let her to participate in the trials.Even though she was late, he ordered us to postpone the trials.He asked all of us to wait for her, a humble slave.He even forced me to apologize to Daina in public.Damn it! I was really irritated. I don't know what he sees in her.

Stephan Buther and I sat still while two she-wolves spoke about us outside.

I glanced at Stephan Buther.

His face was crimson, a rare sight.

He blushed? Worried? I couldn't release the prince.

Stephan Buther was different.

His behaviors contradicted what he'd said about not treating me differently because I was his mate.

The two outside voices went away.

After an uneasy moment, Stephan Buther quietly left.

I lay in bed, worried about Stephan Buther.

Was he only my companion and trainee, or was there more?

Stephan Buther's perspective:

I gave Daina medication the following morning.

Her limb healed quickly.

Yesterday's incident still embarrasses me.

Despite Sophie's embellishments, I didn't think I regarded Daina differently until then.

I told myself it was because I admired her skills.

"Stop lying to yourself," Cara said.

"She's cute!" Straightforward."

"Cara, shut up," I said.

I didn't want to hear Cara, so I walked to her dorm in the light.

When I approached Daina's room, she was laying in bed with her eyes wide open.

Daina's leg was fractured, so she couldn't get out of bed or walk freely.

She was shocked to see me.

She hid behind her blanket.

I was partially responsible for your injuries, therefore I went to check on you.

I saw she was wearing a lace camisole as I approached her bedside. I sputtered.

Her shoulders were bare, and if I peered down, I could see...She probably didn't realize the effect.

I averted her look and grabbed my medical spray.

Then I raised the blanket to uncover her damaged leg.